Courtney Hadwin’s ‘You Only Love Me When I Lie’, featuring guitarist Little Steven, of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has kicked off the month of May with a track that is bursting with soul, and magnetic with seduction. With its slow but swaying beat, Hadwin’s growling vocals, reaping with an intoxicating rasp, are lyrically enticing and complex. The titular lyrics are repeated throughout, later joined by lines such as, “There’s a darker side of me”, we are presented with

Daisy Grenade is the embodiment of glitter and lipgloss plastered grunge and their newest release ‘Girls Are So Lucky’ is no exception. Hailing from Brooklyn, the female Alt-Pop duo give us a taste of their upcoming EP ‘So Much To Say’ coming out on 15th May with this lead single and it doesn’t disappoint. ‘Girls Are So Lucky’ acts as a satire of the challenges of tour life and the added pressure of being a ‘girl in a band’ in a male-dominated industry. Edgy and raw, the song

Music serves many purposes: escapism, entertainment, relaxation, but relatability is arguably one of the most important usages. Through Larlin’s new track ‘Sondhiem’, they lyrically craft a beautiful and resonating tune that is direct and unafraid in confronting challenging emotions, which many listeners will align with. Fronted by Maryann Hoar, her dreamy vocals shine through the cozy chords that wrap you up in their indie softness, as the lyrics paint on a canvas of vulnera

Iona Luke’s poetic and honest lyricism takes the form of a comfort blanket of relatability through her latest single ‘Existential’. An authentic vulnerability shines through her angelic vocals as she illustrates the complexities of identity, and the entrapment that can accompany this. Photo Credit: Daisy Dickinson Throughout the track, the notion of being stuck in a cycle is prevalent both lyrically and instrumentally, as we are faced with purposeful bleak and repetitive guit

Kick-ass Australian Rock star Courtney Barnett returns from a five-year album hiatus with ‘Creature of Habit’. The album is strong, showcasing Barnett’s signature deadpan delivery and witty lyricism throughout. While it stays rooted in her Indie Rock foundations, there are subtle shifts in texture and influence, with country-tinged flourishes woven into the mix. The record moves comfortably between punchy guitar-driven tracks and more melancholic, stripped-back ballads, showi

This month saw the highly-anticipated sophomore release from Alt-Pop princess Holly Humberstone. Despite its pessimistic title, ‘Cruel World’ is undeniably Humberstone’s most confident, polished release to date. Across its tracklist, she builds an almost ethereal, fictional landscape that moves effortlessly between forward momentum and a lingering trance of vulnerability and yearning. Photo Credit: Silken Weinberg The album starts with the interlude ‘So It Starts…’, which se

Enter Shikari are back with a surprise release album, ‘Lose Your Self’, announced to be dropping at midnight at their intimate gig at Satan’s Hollow in Manchester. The four-piece have been looking back on where they first started, discussing their first ever Manchester show as “the first sense we got that something was happening”. We see through the album they haven’t forgotten their Electronicore roots, using it to push their frustration over the lack of connection growing e

Lime Garden are back with their fresh album ‘Maybe Not Tonight’, spilling out energy and revitalising the spirit of Indie music. The release is the successive album to the band’s debut ‘One More Thing’. The band have evidently kept the momentum going in a fusion of lively vocals, and energetic instrumentation. The album holds its four singles within the first five spots on the album, with each packing its own powerful punch. ‘23’ expertly establishes the feel of the record,

Fresh from signing with REX RECS, Isle of Wight's alternative trio UGLY OZO are gearing up for their sophomore EP (OUT MAY 1ST). Led by the creative vision of Jessica Baker, UGLY OZO deal with all the angst-ridden trials and tribulations of a young-adult life. There's tinges of American teen drama with a gritty Indie-Alt texture. They swith between introspective melancholia and punchy expressions laced with angst, chaos, love and longing. Their upcoming EP 'dive' confronts li